1. Read the title and Ask
   What do you think this book is about?
2. Ask
   What do you see on the cover? 
   (Peg and Datiz in a very snowy place)
3. Say
   What do you think the characters are doing? 
   (They are looking for something. Maybe the polar bear; because the title of the book says Where are the Polar Bears.)
4. Model a prediction: Say
   I predict this book will be about the characters looking for polar bears in a cold and snowy place.

1. Read the names of the characters
   Datiz, Peg

1. Read the text to readers
2. Say
   Ms. Lee tells her class about animals in the Arctic Circle. Polar bears live in the Arctic Circle.
3. Think aloud: Model “I wonder” and “I think” and Wait for readers to react
   Example
   I wonder what animals live in the Arctic Circle.
4. Say
   The text says polar bears live in the Arctic Circle. So, let’s read together to find out about polar bears and other animals that live in the Arctic Circle.

1. Read the text to readers
   Peg and Datiz are traveling in their special transporter to the Arctic Circle. They want to see polar bears.
2. Point to the picture and Say
   This picture shows a globe of the Earth with the Arctic Circle in white.
3. Ask inferential questions: Point to the white part and Ask
   Why do you think this part is white?

1. Read the text to readers
2. Ask literal questions
   Where are Peg and Datiz?
   (They are outside of their transporter in the Arctic Circle.)
   What are they doing? 
   (They are looking for the animals that live there and especially polar bears.)
   What animal do they see?
   (The Arctic hare. It’s like a rabbit.)
   Where is the hare?
   (behind the rocks)
3. Ask inferential questions
   Why can’t Datiz see the Arctic hare?
   (Because it has white fur, just like the color of snow.)

1. Read the text to readers
2. Say
   Peg and Datiz find it hard to see the animals because everything is white so they have to listen and look carefully.
3. Ask literal questions
   What sound do they hear?
   (crunch, crunch, crunch)
   What makes that sound? 
   (the fox walking on the snow)
4. Ask inferential questions
   Why is this fox white? 
   (It lives in the snow, and its color helps it hide. Maybe then the fox can sneak up on other animals because they can’t see him coming. Or maybe the fox can hide from polar bears.)

1. Read the text to readers
2. Ask literal questions
   What do Peg and Datiz see in the snow? 
   (They see tracks.)
   What animal do they see? 
   (an Arctic wolf)
3. Ask inferential questions
   Why is the wolf white instead of grey? 
   (Because it can blend in with the snow. Then animals can’t see him when it hunts.)

1. Read the text to readers
2. Ask literal questions
   What do Peg and Datiz see? 
   (a polar bear)

1. Read the text to readers
2. Ask inferential questions
   How do Peg and Datiz feel when they finally see the polar bear? 
   (They are thrilled or excited.)
   How does the author let you know Peg is excited?
   (Answers may vary.)
3. Model a think-aloud: Say
   I realize Peg is excited because she says, “What luck!” The author uses an exclamation point to tell us she is very excited.
4. Ask literal questions
   What is the polar bear doing? 
   (He is trotting across the icy snow.)
5. Ask inferential questions
   What do you think it means when Datiz says the polar bear is “in a rush”? 
   (He means that the bear is trying to get someplace fast.)

1. Read the text to readers
2. Ask literal questions
   Where is the polar bear? 
   (It is near the water, maybe the sea.)
   Why does Peg think the polar bear is sniffing? 
   (She thinks that the polar bear is smelling for fish.)
3. Ask inferential questions
   Why does Peg say “hush”? 
   (She wants Datiz to be quiet, so they do not bother the polar bear.)
   What makes the splashing sound?
   (The polar bear landing in the sea.)

1. Read the text to readers
2. Ask literal questions
   What did the polar bear do? 
   (It jumped in the ice to catch a fish.)
3. Ask inferential questions
   Why does Peg say the polar bear is hungry?
   (Because he didn’t catch a fish to eat.)

1. Read the text to readers
2. Ask literal questions
   What do Peg and Datiz tell their class about their trip to the Arctic Circle?
   (They saw many animals and they all had white fur.)
3. Ask inferential questions
   Why did all the animals have white fur?
   (Their white fur makes them hard to see. They blend in.)
   Why is it important that the animals are hard to see?
   (They can hide from other animals that might hunt them for food. Or they can be better hunters and sneak up on their prey.)

1. Point to the World map and Ask
   The green part on the map shows the Arctic Circle. What do you see about the Arctic Circle from this map? Which countries are partly within the Arctic Circle?
   (Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, the United States of America, Denmark, Canada, and Russia)
2. Point to the map of the Arctic Circle and Ask
   This is the map of the Arctic Circle. What do you see about the Arctic Circle from this map?
   (It is surrounded by the water, the North Pole is in the center of the Arctic Circle, etc.)

1. Read and Discuss the Arctic Facts with readers 

1. Review the glossary with your readers: Say
   Let’s review some of the words we read in the book.
2. Read words in the glossary and have readers repeat after you: Read the meaning of the words to readers
   

   Example
   Let’s review the word Arctic Circle. Repeat after me: Arctic Circle. Arctic Circle means the top part of the globe, where the sun disappears in the winter and stays all night in the summer.

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